Educational Enrichment Systems INC

Tax-deductible

San Diego, CA501(c)(3)Since 1979EIN 95-3415446Revenue $24.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSeduc-enrichment.org205, 92123-0000 · San Diego, CATax-exempt since Jul 1980Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Ees' mission is to provide a unique and affordable child development program designed to meet the social, emotional, physical, and Educational needs of the individual child, as we strengthen and preserve the family and all who influence the life of the child.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 252 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $96K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$924K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $36K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19.6M
80% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 80% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$24.1M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$24.2M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$4.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$24.1M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.9M
FY2021$16.0M
FY2022$17.9M
FY2023$22.8M
FY2024$23.3M
FY2024$24.1M
Expenses
$24.2M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.0M
FY2021$15.6M
FY2022$18.1M
FY2023$22.4M
FY2024$23.1M
FY2024$24.2M
Net assets
$4.9M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2024$4.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1980.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $21.9M Management & general 10% · $2.3M Fundraising 0% · $14K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $924K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$194,120Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$157,648Pt VII · Sec A
Programs & Quality Assurance
$118,852Pt VII · Sec A
Program & Operations
$116,375Pt VII · Sec A
Talent Acquisition & Retention
$115,127Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Operations Process Mgr.
$112,418Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Dev. Division Eligibility
$109,416Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Celine Krimston$194,120$192,862$172,265$172,665$166,506$146,913
Robin Layton——$192,040$192,040$178,819$163,920
James Masias$157,648$157,648$67,501$67,501$4,980$88,922
Louis Frazao—$121,424$112,308$114,152$114,152—
Barbara Saxton Dir of$118,852—————
Barbara Saxton—$118,351$109,473$112,323$118,312—
Sara Hernandez—$118,246$109,432$111,382$115,411—
Sara Salazar Dir of$116,375—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps low-income children develop through essential services.

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3 programs · $21.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Ees offers full day and part day preschool for children of low-income working families. These services help young children and their families by offering high quality preschool so children are well-prepared for kindergarten and parents can work or finish their education.

$16.9Mprogram expense
02

Ees offers full day child care for toddlers from low-income working families. These services help young children and their families by offering high quality preschool so children are well-prepared for kindergarten and parents can work or finish their education.

$4.2Mprogram expense
03

Ees has a contract with san diego county office of education, quality preschool initiative (qpi) funded by first 5 san diego to provide high-quality preschool opportunities. The ultimate goal of the quality preschool initiative is to reduce the school readiness gap and improve school achievement in san diego county by providing children…

$252Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$306K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84K
Money outPt IX
$24.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$21.9M
Managementcol C$2.3M
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18.0M
Total assetsLn 16$24.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$23.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84K
Investment incomeLn 3$306K
Gains on assetsLn 7$203
Total revenueLn 12$24.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.5M
SavingsLn 2$12.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$734K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$24.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19.6M
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5252
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.4M$18.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$678K$734K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$23.0M$24.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.0M$19.6M
Net assetsLn 32$5.0M$4.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$579K$525K$53K$345
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13.5M$12.3M$1.2M$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3.1M$2.8M$287K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$728K$661K$67K$433
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.1M$976K$99K$640
Accounting feesLn 11c$92K$92K
Investment management feesLn 11f$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$634K$575K$58K$377
Office expensesLn 13$240K$217K$22K$143
OccupancyLn 16$487K$442K$45K$290
TravelLn 17$71K$64K$7K$43
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$78K$71K$7K$46
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$358K$325K$33K$214
InsuranceLn 23$121K$110K$11K$72
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.5M$2.3M$235K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$544K$498K$46K$326
Total functional expensesLn 25$24.2M$21.9M$2.3M$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $23.3M$23.1M$213K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $22.8M$22.4M$328K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $17.9M$18.1M−$214K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $16.0M$15.6M$315K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.9M$10.0M−$163K$4.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $24,120,167 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $22,905,816$23,730,440
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $116,019$83,837
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $278,605$305,890
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $23,300,440$24,120,167
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $18,621,730$19,043,641
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,465,554$5,182,010
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $23,087,284$24,225,651
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $213,156−$105,484
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $24,120,167 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$23,492,104
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$238,336
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$23,730,440
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $83,837$83,837
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $305,687$305,687
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $203$203
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $83,837 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $305,890$24,120,167
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,225,651 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $525,151 · Management $53,388 · Fundraising $345$578,884
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,288,079 · Management $1,249,250 · Fundraising $8,063$13,545,392
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,825,859 · Management $287,287 · Fundraising $1,854$3,115,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $660,677 · Management $67,167 · Fundraising $433$728,277
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $976,204 · Management $99,244 · Fundraising $640$1,076,088
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $92,200$92,200
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $9,909$9,909
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $575,104 · Management $58,467 · Fundraising $377$633,948
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $217,452 · Management $22,107 · Fundraising $143$239,702
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $441,937 · Management $44,929 · Fundraising $290$487,156
IX-17 TravelPrograms $64,301 · Management $6,537 · Fundraising $43$70,881
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $70,607 · Management $7,178 · Fundraising $46$77,831
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $324,636 · Management $33,003 · Fundraising $214$357,853
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $110,191 · Management $11,202 · Fundraising $72$121,465
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,310,928 · Management $234,937 · Fundraising $1,515$2,547,380
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $497,662 · Management $45,697 · Fundraising $326$543,685
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $21,888,788 · Management $2,322,502 · Fundraising $14,361$24,225,651
Part X · Balance sheet $24,464,286 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,882,342$5,454,183
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,542,017$12,566,082
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,532,511$1,366,156
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $39,766$124,108
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,485,357$2,543,242
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $677,684$734,208
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,823,637$1,676,307
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,983,314$24,464,286
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,572,745$5,857,786
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,594,519$11,984,734
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,857,032$1,731,005
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,024,296$19,573,525
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,385,711$2,260,930
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,573,307$2,629,831
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,959,018$4,890,761
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,983,314$24,464,286
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,890,761 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$24,120,167
XI-2 Total expenses$24,225,651
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$105,484
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,959,018
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$37,227
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,890,761

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